JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3 0, 19 3 



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89083 and 89084. 



From Mexico. Seeds collected by Paul 

 Russell and Max Souviron, agricultural 

 explorers, Bureau of Plant Industry. Re- 

 ceived September 12, 1930. 



89083. Mammillaria sp. Cactaceae. 



Cactus. 



No. 2. Near Tizapan, Distrito Federal, 

 September 3, 1930. Rather frequent in 

 rocky places in the Distrito Federal. A 

 medium-sized globular cactus with stout 

 recurved spines. Fruits dark red ; flow- 

 ers not seen. 



89084. Symphoricarpus microphallus 

 H. B. K. Caprifoliaceae. 



Pink snowberry. 



No. 1. From Rio Frio, Distrito Fed- 

 eral, August 27, 1930. A bush 3 to 6 

 feet high, with attractive pinkish flowers 

 and white translucent fruits. Collected 

 at 8,700 feet altitude in open mixed 

 woods. 



89085 to 89099. Cyclamen spp. Primu- 

 laceae. 



From the Netherlands. Corms purchased 

 from C. G. Van Tubergen (Ltd.), Zwan- 

 enburg Nurseries, Haarlem. Received 

 September 12, 1930. 



89085 to 89087. Cyclamen atkinsii T. 

 Moore. 



A hybrid between Cyclamen coum and 

 C. ibericum. The leaves are reniform 

 and dark green, spotted white, and the 

 pale-rose or white flowers are usually 

 lined or spotted red. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79178. 



89085. Variety album. 



89086. Variety roseum. 



89087. Variety rub rum. 



89088. Cyclamen cilicicum Boiss. and 

 Heldr. 



A tuberous-rooted perennial with long- 

 stemmed oval heart-shaped leaves, dark 

 green and white mottled above. The 

 flowers, white and rose colored, are about 

 three-fourths of an inch long. The plant 

 is native to the Balearic Islands. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79188. 



89089 to 89091. Cyclamen codm Mill. 



A spring-blooming tuberous- rooted 

 plant, native from southeastern Europe 

 to Persia, about 6 inches high, with 

 rounded-reniform uniformly green leaves 

 and small scentless purple flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79191. 



89089. Typical form. 



89090. Variety album. 



89091. Variety roseum. 



89092. Cyclamen edropaeum L. 



European cyclamen. 



A low more or less evergreen Euro- 

 pean perennial with a tuberous root, 

 rounded or kidney-shaped leaves, white 

 marbled above and purplish beneath, and 

 fragrant bright-red flowers on scapes 4 

 to 5 inches high in autumn. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79192. 



89085 to 89099 — Continued. 



89093. Cyclamen ibericum Stev. 



A dwarf herbaceous perennial, native 

 to the Caucasus region, with oval- 

 rounded leaves zoned with white above 

 and purple flowers with darker-colored 

 throats. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79196. 



89094. Cyclamen libanoticum Hildebr. 



A cyclamen with obcordate, sinuate- 

 margined leaves marked with white 

 above and deep violet beneath, appear- 

 ing in autumn. The lobes of the rose- 

 colored corolla are eared at the base and 

 have a T-shaped, deep-red mark. It is 

 native to Palestine. 



89095 and 89096. Cyclamen neapolita- 

 num Tenore. Neapolitan cyclamen. 



A low perennial 3 inches high, arising 

 from a large black tuber. The deep pink 

 or rarely white flowers are borne in the- 

 autumn. Native to Italy. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79055. 



89095. Typical form. 



89096. Variety album. 



89097. Cyclamen pseudo-ibericum 

 Hildebr. 



A spring-flowering cyclamen with ob- 

 cordate cartilaginous crenulate margined 

 leaves spotted silvery white on deep 

 green and violet flowers spotted with 

 darker color and white at the base. It 

 is said to be native to Asia Minor. 



89098 and 89099. Cyclamen repandum 

 Sibth. and Smith. Spring cyclamen. 



A spring-flowering tuberous-rooted 

 plant with cordate-undulate lobed leaves 

 and showy purple flowers. Native to the 

 Mediterranean countries. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79198. 



89098. Typical form. 



89099. Variety album. 



89100. Prunus capuli Cav. Araygda- 

 laceae. Capulin. 



A seedling growing at the Plant Introduc- 

 tion Garden, Chico, Calif., from seed 

 collected in January, 1921. by Wilson 

 Popenoe, agricultural explorer, at Am- 

 bato, Ecuador, and originally numbered 

 52579. 



The fruits are from one-half to five- 

 eighths of an inch in diameter and black 

 when fully ripe. The pit is of medium 

 size, leaving a fair thickness of flesh of 

 good texture and fair flavor. There is a 

 trace of bitterness present and a lack of 

 acid, but for a fruit of the general type of 

 the wild black cherry, Prunus serotina, to 

 which the capulin is closely allied, this may 

 be considered good. 



89101 to 89172. 



From China, Chosen, and Manchuria. Seeds 

 collected by P. H. Dorsett and W. J. 

 Morse, agricultural explorers, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry. Received September 12, 

 1930. 



89101. Asparagus sp. Convallariaceae. 



No. 5576. August 3, 1930. Peiping, 

 China. Small plants about 10 inches in 



